The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 13

Arkers

....getting that weekend itch...

ManPants

Evening

Well I am actually very pleased to report that I am in bed early and adding another red one to my month. 6 AF so far please Shaggy.
At 4pm today, I was justifying all sorts of reason to go to a nearby civilised hotel bar and have a stiff gin, caught up in my own snobbery to justify doing so but went and had a sun-bed instead.

ElusiveLucy - Yes, Been to Barbados. Amazing beaches. We were harassed constantly though, to buy drugs and hire hookers. It is a fairly customary happening that we get assumed to be brothers or friends then the pimps and dealers hunt us out/follow us. Our hetero friends don't seem to get this though and its not typical to just "Barbs".

Thank you Arkers & Honey Bear for the info. Have emailed off a request just now.

See you all tomorrow night God willing.

SPS. X

AlexLK

Not been on here in a long time. I've become a one glass of wine with dinner of a weekend drinker recently and have no desire to drink during the week anymore.

It's saving a lot of money and much better for my health. Doctor is pleased, also.

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

1 AFD for Thursday and an ALD yesterday.



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

AlexLK wrote: »

Not been on here in a long time. I've become a one glass of wine with dinner of a weekend drinker recently and have no desire to drink during the week anymore.

It's saving a lot of money and much better for my health. Doctor is pleased, also.

Great news Alex :T:T Thanks for popping "in" and saying hello and letting us know how you are getting on.

shaggydoo

April:

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF
= 28 days AF

= 30 days AF

= target achieved


Alcohol Free Days

Arkers 23/20
Barny1979 22/24
CathyBird 15/15
CuppaTea 14/17

Dansmam /20
DebJay 20/20
DizzyImp 27/30
Doshwaster 12/22
Ellsbel 10/20
ElusiveLucy 15/20
Gien 9/16
Honey Bear 29/30

Mackeroo /10
Maman 13/10

Manpants 6/TF
NewMe 10/20
Piggles 9/12
Pricey 20/20
Satchmo 18/25
SandyPan 15/15
Shaggy 17/17
Smiley_77 27/30

WBF 4/14

Alcohol Low Days
Doshwaster 14/30
Shaggy 25/22




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shaggydoo

May:

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF
= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= target achieved


Alcohol Free Days

Arkers /15

Barny1979

CathyBird /15

CuppaTea /15

Dansmam

DebJay /21

DizzyImp /28

Doshwaster

Ellsbel

ElusiveLucy /5

Gien

Honey Bear /31

Mackeroo

Maman /10

Manpants

NewMe

Piggles /10

Pricey

Satchmo

SandyPan

Shaggy /17

Smiley_77

WBF /14

Alcohol Low Days

Doshwaster

Shaggy /22




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Honey_Bear

Dizzy_Imp wrote: »

I have had a day from hell. It involves archaeologists, builders, jack-hammers, car seats, tip runs, childminding and worst of all a cooker fire due to crumpets in the caravan.

I have a big glass of Shiraz. Nuff said.

Sounds utterly draining, Dizzy, so I hope you enjoyed the shiraz and that today is considerably better.

ManPants wrote: »

At 4pm today, I was justifying all sorts of reason to go to a nearby civilised hotel bar and have a stiff gin, caught up in my own snobbery to justify doing so but went and had a sun-bed instead.

ElusiveLucy - Yes, Been to Barbados. Amazing beaches. We were harassed constantly though, to buy drugs and hire hookers. It is a fairly customary happening that we get assumed to be brothers or friends then the pimps and dealers hunt us out/follow us. Our hetero friends don't seem to get this though and its not typical to just "Barbs".

Thank you Arkers & Honey Bear for the info. Have emailed off a request just now.

Well done on resisting the gin o'clock temptation. It seems the request worked.

Barbados. My memories of it are somewhat tinged by the fact that when we arrived there we had a Cape Verdian stowaway on board and were told that we wouldn't be allowed to leave without him. He hopped ashore one evening in Bridgetown intending to go AWOL so I followed him and eventually realised I was going to lose him if I didn't get some help. I found a couple of guys in uniform and explained the situation and moments later realised I'd let myself into a whole new heap of 'Oh oh ....' Fortunately the immigration officer who'd been dealing with us appeared about three seconds after my next 'Seriously, Oh Oh ...' moment and the situation was resolved. We left that night having been told that if Immigration had a working gun boat we'd have been escorted out of their waters. A few days later Martinique's population increased by one. I suppose nowadays we'd be accused of people trafficking. It was a long time ago but I've never been that tempted by the Caribbean since.

AlexLK wrote: »

Not been on here in a long time. I've become a one glass of wine with dinner of a weekend drinker recently and have no desire to drink during the week anymore.

It's saving a lot of money and much better for my health. Doctor is pleased, also.

Great to hear such a positive change Alex. I bet you feel better for it.

30/30 please, Shaggy.

Barny1979

22/24 AFDs final call for this month